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Came home from the boat Sunday after a week away .Boiler  won't work,  We have  a  great plumber, who came Monday, ! It's the circuit board apparently needs replacing and no longer available.  He can install a new boiler on Thursday, Oh well, not to worry we have an immersion for hot water and a gas fire, installed as a back-up should the boiler fail, in the lounge so should be o.k. for a few days. gas fire does the job perfectly Sunday and Monday, broke down today needs a new battery. Impossible to get a replacement except on Amazon as it's a specialised battery. Well it would be wouldn't it? Oh the joys of modern living!

 

 

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Came home from the boat Sunday after a week away .Boiler  won't work,  We have  a  great plumber, who came Monday, ! It's the circuit board apparently needs replacing and no longer available.  He can install a new boiler on Thursday, Oh well, not to worry we have an immersion for hot water and a gas fire, installed as a back-up should the boiler fail, in the lounge so should be o.k. for a few days. gas fire does the job perfectly Sunday and Monday, broke down today needs a new battery. Impossible to get a replacement except on Amazon as it's a specialised battery. Well it would be wouldn't it? Oh the joys of modern living!
 
 
Carole

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50 minutes ago, dnks34 said:

Personally I would feel wary and be checking myself if these parts can be sourced anywhere, even on second hand sites etc, could save you a bundle! 

 

The company has gone and at the suggestion of our plumber we spoke directly to the company that originally took them over to try and arrange for their service section to come out and do the job  I dare say it would be possible to locate the part somewhere or  the other, but how long would that take and meanwhile we are without a working  boiler. It was an obscure make of boiler and we are not altogether surprised at the situation. Out house was a new build and the subcontracted  plumbers not all that good, and I can imagine them sourcing the cheapest  boiler they could find in order to get the contract with the cheapest quotation. I suppose the most surprising thing is that  the  system  lasted 14 years without giving trouble, apart from the thermostat which we had to replace earlier this year.

 

 

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Just now, Polly said:

Vaillant are good...

Top notch,  all the time you can get parts you they keep going.  Mine has been going 17 years without a problem,  fingers crossed. 

I have it serviced every few years when I remember.

It is fitted with a magnet on the pipe to collect the rubbish.

I used to fit the cheap boilers in my rentals,  false economy,  I only fit vailliant now,  fit and forget.

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2 hours ago, SueH said:

Our oil boiler was put in when the house was built in the late 70's and it is still going strong. 

Ably serviced every year by an excellent local engineer, and long may it continue.

I reckon that's because there is nothing in them to go wrong. We complicate our life.

With the technology available today if we made a car as basic as a Ford Anglia it would run forever. (assuming someone would buy it.)

Hope you get it sorted Addicted, but come on, it's September, fire?? what you gonna do in the winter?:8_laughing:

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9 hours ago, Wyndham said:

I reckon that's because there is nothing in them to go wrong. We complicate our life.

Agreed. I fitted my Ideal Standard boiler in 1981, a cast iron lump with a basic McLaren gas valve. Still going. New boilers might save you on running costs per year, but factor in the price of spares, and complete write-off every 10 years, and it doesn't make too much economic sense. Keep it simple.

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My daughter has a boiler that sits in the corner of the garage like a b****y great  Dalek the engineer that looks after it reckons it's at least 40 years old. I have never in my life had to buy a replacement boiler before and I'm less than impressed to have to be doing so now. My previous house Boiler was a New Home and was 20 years old when we moved and had never broken down in he 11 years we lived in the house. I don't care whether it's September or flaming June if It feels chilly on goes the heating - I don't do cold.!

 

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Up early this morning to join the queue of old'uns waiting for this years flu (illness not boiler) protector! 

I always just do a short sleeve T shirt with a Musto Snug over so as not to hold up proceedings. Sat at home waiting in T shirt and had to put on the heating. Driving to Mundesley Medical Centre at 08.00 this morning the car said 8C.

Rain has stopped up here but the wind has got up again!

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Temperature here in  Cambs. 18deg, wind completely died down, although we woke up to drizzle this morning. Got to book our flu jab Had my  BP checked yesterday witha ll that's been going on I thought it would be sky high but it was the lowest it's been all year. I was due some good news  so that's as it should be.

 

 

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On 09/12/2017 at 23:08, psychicsurveyor said:

Top notch,  all the time you can get parts you they keep going.  Mine has been going 17 years without a problem,  fingers crossed. 

I have it serviced every few years when I remember.

It is fitted with a magnet on the pipe to collect the rubbish.

I used to fit the cheap boilers in my rentals,  false economy,  I only fit vailliant now,  fit and forget.

Well you lot jinxed that,  mid shower this morning the water went cold.  The boiler had gone into " I'm not playing anymore " mode.

A few curses,  a bit more water pressure and an engineer reset soon had it working again.

I have booked the engineer to come and do his biannual dark arts thing.

Been a bit of a week for problems.

  one van blown head gasket, 

one van broken starter

One car engine light on

My new phone disappeared down a 40' shaft. Goodbye phone.

Pipe came off the pond pump,  one very large nearly empty pond.

Tomorrow we go up to the boat,  I will not touch anything until next week  :default_badday:

 

 

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19 minutes ago, psychicsurveyor said:

Well you lot jinxed that,  mid shower this morning the water went cold.  The boiler had gone into " I'm not playing anymore " mode.

A few curses,  a bit more water pressure and an engineer reset soon had it working again.

I have booked the engineer to come and do his biannual dark arts thing.

Been a bit of a week for problems.

  one van blown head gasket, 

one van broken starter

One car engine light on

My new phone disappeared down a 40' shaft. Goodbye phone.

Pipe came off the pond pump,  one very large nearly empty pond.

Tomorrow we go up to the boat,  I will not touch anything until next week  :default_badday:

 

 

Blimey we thought we'd had a few disasters! I'd stay in bed if I were you!

Carole

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